Islamabad: The Pakistani Prime Minister's key advisor, Sartaj Aziz, has said normalisation of Indo-Pakistan relations is urgently needed to reduce tensions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi: Amid Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed's controversial remarks over assembly polls in the state, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Tuesday ended talks with his Pakistani counterpart to bring back the bilateral relations on path which was derailed for the past seven months ever since the cancellation of scheduled Foreign Secretary level talks in August last year.

Islamabad/New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Tuesday appeared to be inching towards resumption of dialogue after Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's discussions here, described by both sides as "ice-breaking".

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will embark on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from Wednesday to meet the country's new King Salman and discus various bilateral and regional issues.

Karachi: The World Cup bound Pakistan team has been told to strictly avoid any discussions on religion, politics or Indo-Pakrelations not only during their opening match against India but also in the other games of the quadrennial mega-event.